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socialist

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so·cial·ist  (ssh-lst)
n.
1. An advocate of socialism.
2. often Socialist A member of a political party or group that advocates socialism.
adj.
1. Of, promoting, or practicing socialism.
2. Socialist Of, belonging to, or constituting a socialist party or political group.

socialist [ˈsəʊʃəlɪst]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or advocate of socialism or any party promoting socialism (socialist party)
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, implementing, or relating to socialism
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) of, characteristic of, or relating to socialists or a socialist party
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.socialistsocialist - a political advocate of socialism    
commie, communist - a socialist who advocates communism
Fabian - a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
internationalist - a member of a socialist or communist international
Menshevik - a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution
pol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics
collectivist, left-winger, leftist - a person who belongs to the political left
Adj.1.socialist - advocating or following the socialist principles; "socialistic government"
left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

socialist
adjective
left-wing, communist, Marxist, Labour, red, progressive, social democratic, leftist, Fabian, Leninist, Trotskyist, syndicalist members of the ruling Socialist party
noun
left-winger, communist, Marxist, red, social democrat, leftist, Fabian, Leninist, Trotskyist, syndicalist, Labourite, progressivist His views have always been popular among socialists.
Translations
socialist [ˈsəʊʃəlɪst]
A. ADJsocialista
B. Nsocialista mf

socialist [ˈsəʊʃəlɪst]
adjsocialiste
nsocialiste mf

socialist
adjsozialistisch; the Socialist Republic of …die Sozialistische Republik; Socialist Workers’ PartySozialistische Arbeiterpartei
nSozialist(in) m(f)

socialist [ˈsəʊʃəlɪst] adj & nsocialista (m/f)
socialist [ˈsəʊʃəlɪst] adj & nsocialista (m/f)

socialist اشتراكي socialista, socialistický socialist, socialistisk Sozialist, sozialistisch σοσιαλιστής, σοσιαλιστικός socialista sosialisti, sosialistinen socialiste socijalist, socijalistički socialista 社会主義の, 社会主義者 사회주의의, 사회주의자 socialist, socialistisch sosialist, sosialistisk socjalista, socjalistyczny socialista социалист, социалистический socialist, socialistisk ที่เป็นแบบสังคมนิยม, นักสังคมนิยม sosyalist liên quan đến chủ nghĩa xã hội, người theo chủ nghĩa xã hội 社会主义的, 社会主义者


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Nothing is easier than to give Christian asceticism a Socialist tinge.
Neither, I assure you, does a Socialist mean a man who desires a social evening with the chimney-sweep.
I confess, however, that I do not think of him as a patriot and a socialist when I read him; he is then purely a poet, whose gift holds me rapt above the world where I have left my troublesome and wearisome self for the time.
 
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